News – December 20, 2016

12/20/16 – Local law enforcement has suggested another way to crack down on theft. The Beaver Dam Police Department worked with elected officials to change the way pawn brokers and secondhand retailers receive items. Within 24 hours of a purchase, the buyer would need to upload information about that purchase to a website widely used by law enforcement called ‘LeadsOnline.’ The proposal was discussed by the city’s administrative committee last night. Committee Chair Don Neuert believes these changes would help protect both vendors and their customers as they are able to run checks to ensure the items involved in a potential transaction are not goods that have been reported as stolen.Police Chief John Kreuziger says there is no cost for vendors to use the system and notes this site is useful in tracking down missing items so they can be returned to their rightful owner. Neuert calls the ordinance ‘proactive’ as it is more so guarding against a potential problem than responding to an existing issue.Under the proposed changes, the buyer must report any inability to record the transaction due to technical problems within 12 hours. Backup options include submitting the information to the police department via telephone or written communication. Citations can be issued if a buyer fails to comply. A first reading of the ordinance was held at last night’s common council meeting with a vote set for January 16.

Woman Charged In Dodge County Accident

12/20/16 – An Oshkosh woman is accused of driving illegally when she injured multiple people in a Dodge County accident. Amy Galica is charged with felony counts of Using a Vehicle with a Controlled Substance Causing Great Bodily Harm and Operating with a Detectable Amount of Restricted Controlled Substance Causing Injury, with a Minor in the Vehicle. In July 2015, the 34-year-old was involved in a two-vehicle accident on Highway 151 in the Town of Calamus. Galica was heading north when her vehicle went into a counter clockwise spin and went through the median into the southbound lane, where it collided with another vehicle. Galica’s vehicle was split apart, and her three-and-a-half year old child was ejected while in its car seat. All three people were taken to the hospital as a result, including the driver of the other vehicle who had multiple surgeries tied to injuries sustained in the crash. Prior to the accident, officers received a call stating Galica was all over the road. She reportedly admitted to falling asleep before the crash, and officers found a number of pill bottles prescribed to Galica in the vehicle. Galica refused to provide a blood sample, but officers subpoenaed her hospital sample, which reportedly tested positive for a restricted substance. If she is convicted on both counts, Galica faces over 14 years in prison. Her initial appearance is set for January 17.

Green Lake County Authorities Looking For Robber

12/20/16 – The Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the person or people behind a summer theft. Sometime between June and August, Chief Deputy Mark Putzke says items were stolen from a house on Lakeview Drive West in the Town of Marquette. Missing items include a purple BMX bike and a variety of tools including saws, wrenches, and ratchets. Many of the tools are painted with either green automotive paint or have red or yellow spray-paint on the handles. Anyone with information about the crime should contact the Green Lake County Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-438-8436, by texting GETTHEM at 847411, or by emailing [email protected] A cash reward of up to $1000 could be given to anyone who provides information leading to an arrest or recovery of the missing items.

WCI Employee Accused Of Supplying Drugs

12/20/16 – A Waupun Correctional Institution food service employee is accused of providing inmates with drugs. Crystal Sosinski of Oshkosh is facing felony counts of Delivering Illegal Articles to Inmates and Possession with Intent to Deliver THC. In October, the 33-year-old reportedly threw a glove containing a bag of marijuana into a cafeteria garbage can. Soon after, an inmate started digging through the trash can. Multiple inmates were locked up around that time after testing positive for marijuana. Officers took a DNA sample from Sosinski, which a crime lab said was consistent with that found on the glove. If she is convicted on both counts, Sosinski faces up to seven years in prison. Her initial appearance is set for January 17.

Beaver Dam Man Accused Of Stealing Neighbors Truck

12/20/16 – A Beaver Dam man is accused of stealing his neighbor’s truck and crashing it. Caleb Haney is charged with felony Operating A Motor Vehicle Without the Owners Consent and three counts of felony Bail Jumping along with second offense Operating While Intoxicated. A Beaver Dam man reported his pick-up was stolen Saturday night. A short time later, a vehicle matching the description of the stolen truck had run off the roadway near Wal-Mart. The suspect was arrested at gunpoint after not cooperating with officer commands to make his hands visible. The 22-year-old was also said to disoriented, later answering questions in a confusing way. At one point, Hagy overheard a paramedic ask an officer if he even knew he stole a vehicle to which Hagy stated without being asked (quote) “yeah I know I stole it.” He had no alcohol in his system but admitted to smoking marijuana and a blood sample was taken. If convicted, each felony count carries a maximum six-year prison sentence but because Hagy would be considered a repeat offender, an additional two years could be added to each count. A signature bond was set at $10-thousand dollars yesterday and a preliminary hearing is scheduled next month.

State Patrol Squad Struck At County Line

12/20/16 – The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an accident in which a 23-year-old Fond du Lac man ran into a State Patrol squad car that was stopped for an accident on I-41 near the Dodge/Fond du Lac County line. It happened last Friday night as snow was falling and roads were snow-covered and slippery. Neither the trooper, who was in the squad car when it was hit, nor the Fond du Lac man were hurt in the accident. The squad’s emergency lights were flashing when it was struck.

Injured Snowmobilers Identified

12/20/16 – The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s office has released the names of those involved in a snowmobile accident in the Town of Ashford early Sunday morning. Twenty-one-year-old Samantha Kraus of Allenton was hurt when she was ejected from her machine in the area of County Highway W and St. Killian Drive. Thirty-eight-year-old Torre Zweifel of Campbellsport was trailing Kraus and was unable to avoid her and struck her as she was laying on the trail. Kraus was taken to St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac with non-life threatening injuries.

Child Rescued From Locked Vehicle In Freezing Temps

12/20/16 – Authorities were able to successfully rescue a one-year-old from a locked car as below zero temperatures stifled the area Sunday morning. Beaver Dam Police Chief John Kreuziger says his officers responded to a request from the county for mutual assistance in the Town of Beaver Dam around 10:30am. A 24-year-old mother had called dispatch to report that she was warming up her car with the toddler inside when the engine shut-off and the doors locked. Lt. Brandon Stommel had experience with such situations and responded with lock-out tools. After about ten minutes, he was able to open the lock and reunite mother and child. There were a few tears shed but otherwise the child is fine. The chief says it was a simple mistake and no tickets were issued. Kreuziger notes that the police department is not a locksmith and officers only open doors in emergency situations. Kreuziger says his department has an awards committee that recognizes officers for their efforts and Lt. Stommel’s name will be forwarded to the committee.

Beaver Dam World War 2 Documentary Screening Tonight

12/20/16 – Back by popular demand: a documentary detailing the role Beaver Dam played in World War Two will be shown again tonight. Local historian Roger Noll has spent months researching the topic after reading every single edition of the local paper from 1941 through 1945. The documentary will be screened at the Beaver Dam Community Library at 6pm tonight. Copies of the documentary will also be available for $15.

Wisconsin Electoral College Supports Trump

12/20/16 – All ten Wisconsin Electoral College members cast their votes yesterday (Monday) for Republican Donald Trump, while dozens of protestors stood outside the State Capitol in the cold and told the G-O-P activists to “vote their conscience.” Protesters yelled “You’re selling us to Russia,” “No Putin president.” State G-O-P chairman Brad Courtney ran the meeting, and announced their ten votes for Trump as required by state law after Trump won the Wisconsin popular vote by almost 23-thousand on November 8th. The Electoral College vote is normally a non-event, but it became a big deal during the recent national attempt by Trump opponents to get 37 electors to change their votes.

AG Refocusing Efforts On Lincoln Hills

12/20/16 – Wisconsin’s attorney general now says he’ll consider reopening the state’s investigation into alleged youth inmate abuses at Lincoln Hills. Brad Schimel told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel last week he had no idea about the progress of two federal probes at the troubled facility near Irma in Lincoln County — and he was surprised but not upset when he was told the F-B-I had not visited Lincoln Hills for almost all of 2016. Schimel now says his agency had evidence from its former probe that could lead to “enforcement actions,” but his spokesman Johnny Koremenos says the state is making “no commitments” for now. State and federal investigators have spent the last two years looking into numerous allegations at Lincoln Hills — including inmate abuse, sexual assault, strangulation, intimidation of witnesses, and tampering with public records. The state dropped its probe earlier this year after the federal government moved forward with investigations into both abusive activity and civil rights violations.

TAKE 5 WITH THE WXRO MORNING SHOW TEAM

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.

1. HOW TO ENTER

a. These rules govern the Take 5 promotion being conducted by 95.3 WXRO beginning on Wednesday, September 8, 2015 at 6am Central Time and ending on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at 11:59pm Central Time

b. To participate in the Promotion, you may enter via the following method(s): 1. Online at www.wxroradio.com by submitting who you think the winners of the chosen 5 NFL games will be. Entries must be received by Saturday at 11:59 pm the week of the games.

c. To participate in the Promotion, you may log on to www.wxroradio.com and follow the links and instructions to enter the Promotion and submit your first name and last name, complete address, city, state, zip code, telephone number, date of birth and a valid e-mail address in the online entry form. Only one internet entry per person and one internet entry per e-mail address is permitted. Internet entries will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. The authorized account holder is the natural person who is assigned to the email address by an internet access provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning an email address or the domain associated with the submitted email address. Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email address. Entries submitted will not be acknowledged or returned. Use of any device to automate entry is prohibited. Proof of submission of an entry shall not be deemed proof of receipt by Station. Station’s computer is the official time keeping device for the Promotion. The Station is not responsible for entries not received due to difficulty accessing the internet, service outage or delays, computer difficulties or other technological problems. All entrants must agree to the Station’s online submission release in order to submit his or her entry.

2. ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS

a. The Promotion is open to all persons who are 18 years of age or older and who reside in the Dodge County Area. Employees of Station, its licensee, the licensee’s parent, subsidiary and affiliated entities, Station’s advertising and promotional agencies, its participating sponsors, other radio stations in the Dodge County metropolitan area, the members of their immediate families (spouse, parent, sibling or child) and those living in the same household of each (whether related or not), are ineligible to enter or win. This Promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited.

b. “Listeners are eligible to win a prize in a Promotion conducted by the Station only once every thirty (30) days and only once every six (6) months if the prize is valued over $600. Only one (1) winner per household is permitted in any Station promotion.”

c. “The winner must provide valid government-issued photo identification and provide their complete address, date of birth and phone number to claim a prize. The winner may also be asked to sign a participant release form.”

d. Entrants are required to provide truthful information and the Station will reject and delete any entry that it discovers to be false or fraudulent. The Station will disqualify any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements. The Station will also delete any entry knowingly received from persons under the age of 13 in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.

3. PRIZES

a. Grand prize will be a Monster Clarity Bluetooth Speaker, valued at $100 and a Rocker Recliner valued at $419.

b. Weekly Prizes will be awarded each week: Gift Certificates from Rock River Tap Bar and Grill and a Free Oil Change from Rick Reed Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram

The Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of the combined prizes is $519. The winner will be solely responsible for all taxes and other fees and expenses not specified herein associated with the receipt and use of the Prize. The station accepts no responsibility for repairing any real or supposed damage to any prize.

The gift certificates awarded each week will be subject to the terms and conditions as set forth by the issuer of the gift certificate.

c. All prizes or prize certificates may be picked up at the office of the Station at the address below. The winner will forfeit any prize or prize certificate not claimed within forty-five (45) days of winning. In the event that a prize or prize certificate is mailed to the winner, it will be with the prior written consent of the winner and therefore, winner assumes the risk of its loss. The Station is not responsible for the safe arrival of a prize or prize certificate.

b. There is no substitution, transfer or cash equivalent for prizes, except that the Station may, at its sole discretion, substitute prizes or cash of comparable value. The prizes are expressly limited to the item(s) listed above and unless otherwise expressly specified, do not include taxes, gratuities or any other expenses. Other restrictions may apply.

4. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION

a. Decisions of the Station management with respect to the Promotion are final.

b. The winner will be selected in a random drawing and will be announced on air during the Morning Show

c. The final winner will be notified during business hours.

d. Odds of winning a Qualifying Prize depends upon the number of correct entries that are received each week.

e. The entries for the grand prize will be chosen based on those who guess the five NFL games correctly for each week’s qualification.

f. The winner will be drawn in a random drawing based on all qualified entries. They will be announced on air and notified by phone. The winner must execute and return any required affidavit of eligibility and/or liability/publicity release within ten days of winning or prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected by random drawing. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the required affidavit of eligibility and/or liability/publicity release within the required time period, or if a prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, the potential winner forfeits the prize.

5. CONDITIONS

a. Payments of all federal, state and local taxes are solely the responsibility of the winner. The winner will be required to complete and submit an IRS Form W-9 with the winner’s full Social Security Number or the equivalent for receipt of any prize valued at $600 or more or for any prizes awarded by the Station (or any other Good Karma station in Station’s market) in a calendar year with an aggregate value of $600 or more. Failure to submit a complete W-9 or equivalent will result in forfeiture of the prize. Such winnings of $600 or more will be reported to the IRS.

b. By participating in the Promotion, the winner agrees to have the winner’s name, voice and likeness used in any advertising or broadcasting material relating to the Promotion without additional financial or other compensation, and, where legal, to sign a publicity release confirming such consent prior to acceptance of the prize.

c. Prior to awarding any prize or prize certificate, the Station, in its sole discretion, may require Promotion winner (and any travel companion(s) or guest(s)) to sign a liability release, agreeing to release and hold harmless the Station, its licensee, the licensee’s parent, subsidiary and affiliated entities, their respective officers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents and representatives and all of their successors and assigns from and against any and all claims or liability arising directly or indirectly from the prize and participation in the Promotion.

d. If for any reason this Promotion cannot be executed as planned, including, but not limited to, as a result of infection by computer virus, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Station that corrupt or affect the security, administration, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Promotion, or if the Promotion is compromised or becomes technically corrupted in any way, electronically or otherwise, the Station reserves the right to cancel, terminate, suspend, or modify the Promotion. If the Promotion is terminated before the original end date, the Station reserves the right to select the winners by random drawing from among all eligible non-suspect entries received as of the termination time/date or otherwise modify the procedure for selecting winners.

e. The Station, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Station’s website. Failure to comply with the rules of the Promotion may result in a contestant’s disqualification and/or forfeiture of any prize or prizes. If the Station makes a good faith determination that an entrant has cheated or committed fraudulent activity in connection with a Promotion, the Station reserves the right to disqualify that entrant from entering and/or winning future Promotions and to prosecute and seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.

f. The Station reserves the right to make changes in the rules of the Promotion, including, without limitation, the substitution of a prize of equivalent value, which will become effective upon announcement. If due to circumstances beyond the control of the Station, any competition or prize-related event or travel is delayed, rescheduled, postponed or cancelled, the Station reserves the right, but not the obligation, to cancel, terminate, suspend, or modify the Promotion and shall not be required to award a substitute prize.

g. The Station is not responsible for typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the Promotion or in the announcement of a prize.

h. For a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope for receipt by December 28, 2015 to “Take 5 – Official Rules, Attn: Promotions, 95.3 WXRO Stoddart St. Beaver Dam, WI 53916. For the names of the prize winners send a self-addressed stamped envelope for receipt by Feburary 28, 2016 to the above address marked Take 5- Winner List. The Official Rules and the Winner List (when completed) shall also be available during regular business hours at the main offices of the Station and may be posted online at www.wxroradio.com

6. PRIVACY

a. By use of the Station’s website or by entering the Promotion through the Station’s website, you agree to the website’s Terms of Use Agreement located at www.wxroradio.com and to the use of your personal information as described in the Privacy Policy located at www.wxroradio.com